Posted in Diet on December 31st, 2007 No Comments »
2007 was a fairly lackluster year for diet books.
There were no massive blockbusters like the South Beach Diet or the Sonoma Diet. However, there were a few interesting books to hit the shelves.
Here is our wrap up for 2007.
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Posted in Recipes on December 31st, 2007 No Comments »
I love cooking with friends, so when Garrett came over with a bottle of champagne in hand and a suggestion to make champagne sorbet for New Years, I was all over it. Unfortunately, our first two attempts were miserable failures (well, not completely, they made great punch). The problem with trying to freeze […]
Posted in Recipes on December 31st, 2007 No Comments »
Call this mushroom pie a California quiche, with its Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, parsley, eggs, garlic, and a whole pound of mushrooms. Great for company, and pretty easy to make, especially if you have an extra pie crust all ready to go.
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Posted in Recipes on December 31st, 2007 No Comments »
From the recipe archives.
Here’s a perfect cake for the holidays, an eggnog pound cake. This recipe is a favorite of my friend Evie, a professional pastry chef, who passed it on to us. If you like eggnog and pound cake, you’ll love this recipe.
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Posted in Recipes on December 31st, 2007 No Comments »
Braised onions are the side of choice with beef Bourguignon but they are also wonderful with roast beef and other stews. Trader Joe’s sells a pack of multi-colored pearl onions that cook up beautifully as braised onions. The catch? You have to peel them, which requires blanching first, then cutting off the […]
Posted in Diet on December 28th, 2007 No Comments »
There are dozens and dozens of on-line diet trackers.
Most of them pretty much offer the same thing - find a food, select the quantity, and see how many calories you’ve taken in.
A new tracker - with the unusual name of Figwee - offers a few extras - and is worth a mention.
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Posted in Diet on December 27th, 2007 No Comments »
Successful weight loss and physical transformation requires a major mental effort.
John A. Sarkett (author of the book “Extraordinary Comebacks”) offers these succinct tips for making your New Year’s resolution stick.
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Posted in Recipes on December 27th, 2007 No Comments »
Updated. From the recipe archive.
Beef Bourguignon is a classic French stew of cubed beef, slow cooked in red wine and broth, and served with sautéed mushrooms and pearl onions. This is a family favorite recipe, adapted from Julia Child’s approach to making Beef Bourguignon.
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Posted in Recipes on December 25th, 2007 No Comments »
May Your Days Be Merry and Bright.
Okay, so the last time it snowed in Sacramento, it was in the 1970s and we got all of 1 inch. But fruit? Fruit we have aplenty.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our kitchen to yours. May your roasts be cooked to a perfect […]
Posted in Recipes on December 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
It doesn’t take much to dress up green beans for a holiday meal. In this recipe the beans first blanched and then sautéed with pancetta and shallots, with some salt and freshly ground black pepper for seasoning. You can use thinly sliced onion in place of the shallots or substitute bacon or diced […]
